Question: Now, turning to New Jersey… In your opinion, do you think things in New Jersey are moving in the right direction or do you think the state has gotten off on the wrong track?

All

Party

Jan

Oct

Sept

Jul

Apr

Mar

Jan

D

I

R

‘07

‘06

‘06

‘06

‘06

‘06

‘06

Right direction

39%

51

38

25

37

35

34

32

26

34

34

Wrong track

47%

33

47

65

51

49

50

57

57

47

48

Don't know

15%

17

16

10

12

16

16

11

17

19

18

Question:  Have you heard of [rotate list]? If you haven't just tell me. [If yes, ask:] Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of …? Would that be very or somewhat?

[ROTATE NAMES]

Haven't heard of

Heard of

No opinion

Jon Corzine

2%

98%

22

31

17

13

17

Previous Surveys…

Corzine 01/07

3%

  97%

14

36

16

13

21

Corzine 11/06

1%

99%

24

31

13

15

17

Corzine 10/06

  2%

98%

26

29

14

17

15

Corzine 09/06

  3%

97%

23

25

15

17

20

Corzine 07/06

  2%

98%

23

25

14

23

15

Corzine 04/06

  3%

97%

16

26

14

21

22

Corzine 03/06

  5%

95%

20

30

10

12

26

Corzine 01/06

  4%

96%

19

24

17

14

26

Corzine 10/05

  0%

100%

23

25

16

21

15

Corzine 9/05

  8%

92%

19

27

17

15

21

Corzine 7/05

  7%

94%

23

34

14

15

15

Corzine 4/05

  8%

91%

18

27

16

16

23

Corzine 1/05

11%

90%

22

31

12

9

26

Haven't heard of

Heard of

No opinion

Frank Lautenberg

11%

89%

23

30

13

12

22

Previous Surveys …

Lautenberg 01/07

16%

84%

16

29

12

17

26

Lautenberg 07/06

10%

90%

22

27

11

18

22

Lautenberg 03/06

15%

85%

22

30

13

13

22

Lautenberg 01/06

15%

85%

18

33

13

14

22

Lautenberg 7/05

11%

89%

19

36

15

16

14

Question:  Have you heard of [rotate list]? If you haven't just tell me. [If yes, ask:] Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of …? Would that be very or somewhat?

[ROTATE NAMES]

Haven't heard of

Heard of

(N=)

No opinion

Cory Booker

46%

54%

(429)

30

27

6

2

36

Previous surveys

Booker 09/06

45%

55%

(362)

37

28

1

2

32

Booker 04/06

67%

33%

(228)

23

27

7

3

39

Question:  Have you heard of [rotate list]? If you haven't just tell me. [If yes, ask:] Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of …? Would that be very or somewhat?

[ROTATE NAMES]

Haven't heard of

Heard of

Very

Some-
what

Some-
what

Very

No opinion

Favor-
able

Favorable

Unfavor-
able

Unfavor-
able

Bob Menendez

6%

94%

11

25

18

13

33

Previous surveys…

Menendez 01/07

8%

92%

9

24

17

17

32

Menendez 11/06

3%

97%

13

23

16

19

28

Menendez 10/06

 8%

92%

15

24

14 

20

27

Menendez 8/06

25%

76%

10

23

16

13

39

Menendez 7/06

24%

76%

13

23

14

11

40

Menendez 4/06 

37%

63%

10

29

9

10

42

Menendez 3/06

35%

65%

12

28

6

7

46

Menendez 1/06

40%

60%

12

21

11

6

50

Menendez 9/05

64%

36%

14

27

16

5

38

Menendez 7/05

62%

38%

16

33

10

6

36

Question: How would you rate the job Jon Corzine is doing as governor… [READ]?

All

Dem

Ind

Rep

Jan

Nov

Oct

Sept

July

Apr

Mar

Excellent

6%

  8

  5

  4

   4

10

11

  9

11

  5

5

Good

39%

53

32

26

34

40

40

33

32

23

30

Only fair

39%

31

40

49

38

30

32

33

27

36

31

Poor

12%

  5

14

19

17

17

14

20

24

22

8

unsure (vol)

4%

  3

10

  2

 7

   3

  3

  5

  5

14

26

Question: Do you approve or disapprove of the job Jon Corzine is doing as governor?

All

Dem

Ind

Rep

Public Union

Non-union

Ja

Nov

Oct

Se

Jul

Ap

Mar

Approve

55%

72

50

37

62

53

51

58

56

51

50

39

47

Dis-
approve

25%

13

23

42

21

26

29

27

28

31

37

36

16

mixed /DK

20%

15

27

22

17

22

19

15

16

18

13

24

38

Question: Recently, New Jersey raised its sales tax from 6 per cent to 7 per cent. So far, how much of a difference has this made to you personally…?

[rotate]

All

Dem

Ind.

Rep.

Jan.

Nov

Aug

A great deal

15%

13

17

15

17

17

14

Some

26%

25

26

31

23

26

27

Just a little

28%

29

23

27

30

30

29

Or not at all

29%

31

33

26

28

26

28

Don't know

  2%

 2

  2

  1

  2

  1

  2

Question: Now I'd like to ask you a few questions about the New Jersey State budget.  How much have you heard or read about the Governor's proposed state budget for the coming year…?

All

A great deal

16%

Some

35%

Just a little

30%

Nothing at all

20%

Question: Taking everything into account, do you think the budget Gov. Corzine has proposed is good for New Jersey or bad for New Jersey?

All

Dem.

Ind.

Rep.

Last year

2 years ago

3 Years Ago

Good

38%

50

39

23

30%

33%

25%

Bad

29%

17

24

49

41%

25%

35%

Unsure (vol)

32%

32

37

27

28%

42%

40%

Question: It has been suggested that the New Jersey Turnpike could be leased to a private company. The private company would run the turnpike and pay the state a large amount of money. How much have you heard or read about this proposal?

[rotate]

All

Dem

Ind

Rep

January

A great deal

26%

26

20

31

14%

Some

32%

31

38

31

30%

Just a little

21%

21

25

21

22%

Nothing at all

21%

22

17

18

35%

Question: And do you think it would be a good idea or a bad idea to lease the New Jersey Turnpike?

Governor Approval

All

Dem.

Ind.

Rep.

Approve

Disapprove

January

Good idea

17%

13

14

23

18

18

17%

Bad idea

58%

59

60

57

56

64

54%

Unsure / depends (vol)

25%

27

27

20

26

19

29%

Question: It has also been suggested that the New Jersey Lottery could be leased to a private company. The private company would run the lottery and pay the state a large amount of money. How much have you heard or read about this proposal?

[rotate]

All

A great deal

12%

Some

20%

Just a little

19%

Nothing at all

48%

Question: And do you think it would be a good idea or a bad idea to lease the New Jersey Lottery?

Governor Approval

All

Dem.

Ind.

Rep.

Approve

Disapprove

Good idea

20%

20

13

25

24

21

Bad idea

54%

55

58

50

53

56

Unsure/depends (vol)

26%

26

29

24

24

23

Question: Now, thinking about taxes, who or what do you think is most responsible for driving up state taxes over the years…[READ]?

[ROTATE LIST]

All

Dem.

Ind.

Rep.

Last year

Public schools

14%

12

  9

17

  8%

Roads and highways

  2%

  3

  2

  1

  4%

Local government

10%

10

11

  9

11%

Pensions and health care for public employees

13%

12

13

13

18%

Fraud, waste, and abuse

36%

33

37

41

44%

Just normal growth

  6%

  8

  4

  5

  7%

None of above (vol)

2%

  2

  1

  1

  0%

All of the above  (vol)

 12%

12

15

10

  3%

Don't know  (vol)

   6%

  7

  8

  3

  6%

Question: Now, thinking about property taxes… Do you expect property taxes where you live to increase this year, decrease, or stay about the same?... a little or a lot?

[rotate]

All

Dem.

Ind.

Rep.

Last year

2 Years Ago

3 Years Ago

Increase a lot

33%

29

33

40

43%

39%

34%

Increase a little

36%

37

39

33

38%

39%

40%

Stay same

21%

23

20

19

15%

16%

17%

Decrease a little

  4%

  5

  5

  3

  1%

  2%

  2%

Decrease a lot

  1%

  1

--

--

--

  1%

  2%

Don't know (vol)

  5%

  5

  4

  5

  2%

  4%

  5%